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Editorials
Friday, May 13, 1966
Memorial Hall
President Jones' announcement Wednesday of the Uni
versity's plans for Memorial Hall construction formalizes a
project that has long been a dream of the Carolina Com
munity,
The multi-purpose structure will fill a crucial need for
modern facilities aiding academic, athletic, and entertain
ment endeavors.
While benefiting USC primarily, the building will also
prove a boon to Columbia and this area of the state which
has such a serious lack of decent large-capacity facilities.
We hold the building forth as a prime example of the
forward movement of educational thought in South Caro
lina. At last, notable conscientious efforts are being made
by the state to meet present needs and plan for the future.
With buildings such as Memorial Hall augmenting the
magnificent residence halls recently completed on campus
and the physical science center now under construction, the
University is insuring its position as the "faithful index to
the fortunes of the state."
We salute President Jones and his four-year administra
tion for their efforts.
Journey's End
It's over, it's over, it's over! A semester's journey has
ended.
To those asking "was it worth it," the answer is "it was!"
To those asking "what did you get from it." the answer is
"a lot of everything but money."
It's easy to say you work at The Gatmecock, but even now
as the semester is ending it's still hard to say what you do
there.
On the other hand, it is easy to realize and easier to say
that The Gamecock takes you over; that this newspaper
dominates your life. You don't edit the paper; it edits you.
One semester of school life (following five other semes
ters of near total devotion) was devoted to the weekly rat
race that produces a paper.
You find yourself eating with Th( Gamecock, talking with
The Gamecock, vacationing with Tite Gamwcork, and sleeping
with The Gancewk. Everything else takes a back seat as the
paper fully possesses you-an obsessed editor for a semester.
For this semester and its opportunities for service thanks
must be given. Appreciation goes to The Gamecock staff,
Hoard of Publications Chairman George A. Buchanan,
friends, neighbors, and family. The aid of all is greatly
--ppreciated.
Special thanks go to the University administration for
their increasing cooperation and for their allowance of a
free, totally uncensored press. Free press is a reality at the
University. But like all other power and authority, our free
press has its corres)onding responsibility which must con
tinue to be met by the students who conmand this power.
Looking to the semester ahead all looks well. The Game
rock has a good staff to perpetuate the "Crowing for a
Greater Carolina."
There are many more things that might be said, but
there is no time or space. Read back over the p)apers of this
semester and look between the lines--maybe there is some
thing there.
The time for good-bye to 208 Russell House is here. The
old order has changed.
An Editor?
Selection from the editorial col lect.ion of William Allen White.
Which reflections make it in order to ask what is the
edlitor's office ? What is he created by the civilized forces to
do0? It is certain that the editor is not a p)reacher. If he
preaches too much he is closed out by the sheriff. It is certain
hat the edlitor is not a teacher. If he teaches too much he is
closed out by' the mob. It is certaini that the edlitor is not a
giver of lawx, nor a ruler over the people. F'or if he sets him
self up) as an autocrat, there is an atmospheric uneasiness
and p)laces that knew him wxill know him no more. Yet in a
measure the edlitor must be something of a p)reacher, some
hinzg of a teacher, somnethinzg of an autocrat. Chiefly and
on the face of' it the editor's business is to print the news,
just as a in zister's busi ness is to preach the gospel. But
xxhat gospel anid what news shall be preached and published
-t hese are inud ividual (juest ion) s. The editor must be the
judge of hiis news, of how it is told, what is recitedl and what
is om1ittedl. iIe must in terpriet it. iIe must take a "sidle" in
everything. Nothing fails so rapidlly as a cowarlyv paper,
unless it is a paper that confuses cou rage with noise. The
(ditor must not expect political preferment or worldly power.
Virtue is its ownl rewvardl. The editor in politics for his own
advancement generally makes a sad mess of it. iIe must not
znly hew wood, he must saw wvood. iIe must dIraw water, but
hie must take water in politics ; that is necessary andl proper.
T[he editor must be guidle, p)h ilosop)her, andl friend to all-the
rich as well as t he poor. He must be executioner andl under
taker, promoter anzd herald. It is a new office-this office of
edlitor-b)arely t wo 'enitu ries old--anid its duties are not all
s(et andl described'(. But these are some of them. Others will
follow as the centuries roll on, and the world grows wiser.
But in the meantime the editor will have to grope along in
heathen dlarkness, following the light given to him, only re
membered, after all, by what he has (lone.
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SIG HUJITT
FAitor-in-Chief
BARRY BRJEIBART JANEAN MANN
Business Manager Managing Editor
UNIVERSITY
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thslte stecoc fpr h
It s m st-nestfeeingth t'se
thslte stchoice of Geer-lWsmrln ths
nsot uonly a travei,ty on the Univer
sity and( any honorary degrees I)ear
awarded but also on the South as Abe
a whole. studeu1
The awarding of this degree minec,
must refleet those pursuits and piassed
activities which the University Aft
sees as intellectually commend- pathy
able. If this is true in the case a lett
of this specific degree than I contai
(an only hope that the great con- She
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Thspast week eleven of your perso
studeunt edrstooik part in the this
Southern Uiversity S tudent G;ov- raiaset
ernmiient Asso~,ciationa's a nt n u a I .J udici
sprinag leadership training con.1 probb
ferenice in Jacksonv,ille, F-la. Each this
did an excellenit job. in preparation. it to i
for work ini his fickd for the com.- to sp
ing year. factot
Attending were Jim Mulligan, tr-atio)
presidIing officer for next year's (On
student senate; Itod Kinard(, in- *t,
coming student body treasurer; inte
P at Naylor, incoming Junior how
(lass President; K it Sossamon, muitch
studlent senate secretary for next coudI
year; Andy Smith, c-hairman of o,f ti
next year's dance and concert doiesni
committee: lharriet Hlarter, sec- up. A
retary of the senior class and studet
Kappa D)elta president, Craig ame. a
Evans, Sophomore president andl 'ear
representative on the Men's Ju- gin a
dicial Council; Sig hluitt, editor At
of The Gam,~e'ock; Sherie Stock- of se
man, cheerleader and Chi Omega dicial
president; Janet Selman, vice- ('otri
president of the Associated moun
Women Students and myself. b)ody
'This year's conference ran from Itegu
Wednesday through Saturday; each (whi<
day was replete with panel dis- gethe
cussions, Presidents Councils, meet- the g
ings with various dance and book- than
ing agents, state caucuses for the the"
election of state officers and a Judie
general reunion with friends from bt
other states. of th
Perharwa te chief gwd fo.. me has t
OF SOUTH CAROUNA
a Greater Carolina Since 1908"
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MIKE
Hollings I
Recently The Gamecock was
privileged to obtain an exclus
ive interview with former Gov.
Ernest F. lollings, Democratic
candidate for the U. S. Senate.
Tilt subject of the iiterview wa%
Iigher education, muil lollitigs was
quite frank and candid inl his con
memts. liolliigs is a graduate of
the USC law .chlm, aml while here
lie served oin the staff of lite S. C.
Law Ieiew, was a m14emb1jer of the
Wig anid Robe lonor Society and
president of the Student Bar
Association.
When we questioied lollings
about his views on higher educa
tion in this state, he responded
enthusiastically and with an
obvious feeling for the subject.
"1 ha-e alway felt that higher
educatioit was one of lie most im
portant problems faciuig our state,"
1lolings said. lIe pointed out tiat
while he was goermor he created
the Advisory Omimittee on Higher
EdcAtionai especially to deal w ith
this problei. 1his cominuksionl wa.
abomli"lhedl bv (;o. Itip-mell and1 then-1
reinstituted by (ov. McNair.
We then questioned llollinig!
concerning his charge tlhat the
state has inadequate graduate
facilities in the field of space age
research.
"Se%erafl .%var, ago, D)r. Wernier
Von Biraun told me that the !pace
age belonlged 1 the South. 'lie
extensie facilitie. inl the states of
Florida aimd Alabama hear this olt.
Realizinig tile treioesdou.s op.
portliity for South Carolina, I
establisheld tile S. (:. Nuclear En.
ergy amd Space (Ommlsission. 'lii.
(OMilmissioii was later abolishedI b
then (ov. )onald Bisell."
Mr. Hlollings then poiinted out
that South Carolina was recently
eliminated as a site for the new
$300 million Nuclear Reactor and
he cited a lack of adequate re
search facilities on the graduate
level as a primary cause.
The Gamecck almp qlestiolned
16lolliigs almt li, ilan, for higher
eduAcatitin if he it e ecte-d- N. th
I . S. Senate.
"'As yotur senator, I would lend
my full support to legislation
p)roviding a tax break for the
p)arents of college studen ts,"'
Ilollings said. lieI noted that
legislation of this sort (The
ibicoff Amendment I had been
defeated recently anrd that Sen.
Rtussell voted against it. "This
amendment, which w a s co
sponsoredl by 34i senators, wold (
have p rovidled a tax ceredIit to
piarenits of college students. TIhis
w ould have amnoun ted to a aav
Fhe Closing
By BII
I wvould like to relate that the
(1) Studenit/FIaculty R hitaions
'ominittec forl next year has
beena selected; in the first col -
umnil for next fall I will give a
biogr~,aphi cal sketch of each of
the members and t heir work for
the comning year- (2) pilans have
been finalized for the Student
GoI vernlment A ssociat ion on the
state-wide le-vel as promised
ea rlie-r. At Si S( ;A thiis past
w eek, I was chlose.n to serive as
I 'resident for the St ate's Student
Hody l'residents in thijs associa
tion. We will meet as often as
possile nex't fall and the results
of these menetin gs will be. statt ed
in this column.
I.. thei cloiii 5 week% of thei
termi, the. Stiiuet Affair. (:43m-3
mliitter ( consii,t ing oif fomur .sudenats
anad six facult.s admnistrationu rep.
resenitautiive') ha,i been1 meeit ing toi
he4ar thei haulget requests for thoise
st luet oirgiaiatio,i ml,ing '1,itn
ar~ti. iie's fee... Eh'. groupij staites'
iteml.
I have per'sonially been'f imi
piressed( withI t hie needs of each
groupj arid am quite wor-ried
abiout the inevitable prolemn we
as a co4mmiittee4 must face: lTe
totalI budget requests fo r niex t
yeari am1tounti to 14o ver $1 7'7,000
andiI the commrittee' has $142,000
to work with.
tmentary
blumbia, South Carolina
JOY'
nt view
ngs of approximately $200 per
rear for the parents of Univer
;ity students. Fully 62 per cent
>f these tax credit-s would have
,one to families with incomes in
he $:3,000-$10,000 per year
-ange." Ile also noted that a
)oll conducted by the Citizens
National Committee for Higher
Education showed that college
>residents and trustees favored
Jhis amendment by a margin of
1,056-401.
lIollinigm alko urged greater
LtiliZatiOnl of Federal Education
1"i--tance programs.
"Few states need financial
help to upgrade their educational
facilities more than does South
Carolina. Since the Federal Gov
L1rnment is grabbing all the
available revenue before the
states ,an get it, then the only
alternative is to get some of
that money - our money - -
back."
Wheni the problemt of S, C.'s col.
It-ge- graduites leaving the state
%Iv. -o4d to llolliigs, lit ga%t thi
"S. ('.'s primary resourue is
its young people. It is imperative
that we keep our young people
if' we are to continule to progress.
I think that a broad and compre
iensive industrial expansion will
provide more career opportuni
ties for college graduates and
will help us to keep our tal
I-1nted young people. I have ad
ways worked to promote thli.
type of industrial growth an( I
Ahall continue to do so."
lollings added that it was
important to keep our educator
in the state. lie noted that the
salaries of teachers and college
professors were raised 30 per
cent during his term as governor.
In the past few weeL- this re
pmirter has atiended manty political
fuitunt111i Such ag 14tump11 s1peaking%,
rallie% utif bartcue. Ont each of
these occaimns foriier Cov. 111
iling, ha-, cnitietued t4o hammer
away 4 al 4one battic it%-.ne - edIuca
tion33. Neither timelt, plae. nosr audi
potinhting out1 the in~adtequcie's andt
sl 34tem1. Ite hams consistetlytI ralled
for iNmp3r31emen'3t inl e'ducationl 433
Iltollings is particularly 'ont
c'ernedl with ad(vanc1(emen'1t in thte
field of technical education. Of
c'ourse' t.his is only logical in view
of the faict that Ilollings inst i
tulted the Tech nitcal iCdutcat ion
Centers whic'h have e'njoyedl such
sucles '.s in our s,tate.
Weeks...'
EL YOUNGBLOOD
..tuden'tt ativtlities. fee4'! $5 per" stu1
dent3 passed4'( ini the spring elec'ttiont
had14 sumfficientt fund4s to3 rut its or
gai zattion3 and34 se'rve the. itudtI1
As we stand1( nowl, all1 of uts
tmutst suffer fr'om the lack of
funds41. One4. solultion to1 this probIl
lem11 was5 broulght to mly atten-1
ion this past week while wt'
we're in F'lorida. The Stude'nt
Ii(ody President att the U nivers1'ity
oIf Mliami told tme that his stua
den'ut boldy had14 run intol the samet'
pr'obltem and1( had soIlved' it ( par
t ial ly ) by raising the student ac
tivitites fee onily $1 with tht'
guarani'tete tol the studlents that
thIiis i ncrea3se' wouldt be used4
st rictly for two't dancles. In this
waty, the Student Unrion31 1)ance1
Commh1I~it.ttee was3 relie'ved oif a big
part ion of its budget needs and1(
te other organizations benefit -
tted Fly r'ece(iving this overblls
from the Studlent Un ion's bud1
I would14 like to3 hear some34 emn-31
thtis tsolutioni and34 others on1 tii
ma13tter4 43f 441cocern for all of1 us3.
S'ulic opjinionl is the stongest
voice that you1 have as stuidet'ls
goiverning. tk.' use oIf it. Goodl
luck tol alIl of1 you (includling pro4
fessors ) ont ex amis; mnaybe. next
year will be the year for Stul
41i'tnt govrning.